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growing

American  
[groh-ing] / ˈgroʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity.

    growing discontent among industrial workers.

  2. having or showing life.

Other Word Forms

  • growingly adverb
  • ungrowing adjective

Etymology

Origin of growing

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English growende. See grow, -ing 2

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